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Hyperostosis of anterior cervical vertebrae: a rare cause of dysphagia
Author(s) -
Joseph Mark G.,
Matheson John M.,
Blum Peter W.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1988.tb120709.x
Subject(s) - dysphagia , medicine , etiology , hyperostosis , referral , cervical vertebrae , cervical spine , diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis , surgery , family medicine , ossification
Recently, we treated two cases of dysphagia as a result of anterior cervical osteophytes. The cases were the result of two different aetiologies. Referral was delayed in one case because a general practitioner was under the impression that the condition was untreatable. The aetiology, diagnosis and treatment are discussed.